The canary (Serinus Canaria) was first discovered by French sailor Jean de Berthan Cout in the Canary Islands in the 15th century.
The Netherlands, which is now better known as an Indonesian walnut exporting country, originally brought walnuts from England, Germany and Belgium, and then they were mated with wild walnuts and produced several other types.
Canary names are not related to walnuts, but are taken from the name of the island's natural habitat, the Canary Islands.
The islands themselves get their name from Latin canarias which means (island) dogs, because of the many wild dogs that were there in ancient times.